On 19 Feb 2016 01:19, "daniel@... [hp_agilent_equipment]" <hp_agilent_equipment@...> wrote:
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> I've been using Ebay since 1996 (when it was called "AuctionWeb") and have a 100% rating.?
> Here's a few pieces of advice:
> -? Look at the seller's feedback rating.? Look more carefully if you're buying something valuable, look at the negatives and see what they say.?
As I wrote above, that has its uses but it has its problems for the reasons I stated.
Another trick I forgot to mention is one that express-test (Alltest, in the USA) do. If you look they sell small quantities of HP feet. You buy 1 on one auction,? 2 on another auction.? There is no auction where you can select the number you want.?
When I was buying an item from them,? and wanted 30 feet, they insisted that they were purchased on eBay.? They told me that they get them made, sell them at cost, with the purpose of boosting feedback.? So I had to purchase about half a dozen auctions to get the feet. So they got 7 positive feedbacks from me.
> If someone's been on there for years and has a 100% feedback rating, they're probably very safe to buy from.?
As I note, yixunhk, from China,? is one dodgy seller who keeps their 100% rating by some dodgy means.
Another thing,? if a buyer leaves no feedback,? I am pretty sure I read it counts as positive at some point.
> Another thing I've found that's great to buy on Ebay: batteries.? I needed some CR2012 batteries, which you can easily pay $3 each for in a retail store.? There's sellers selling these things for 10/$5 or something like that; they ship them to you in a letter-size envelope, taped to a piece of paper! Obviously they buy them in huge quantities and sell them sans packaging at a profit; at Walmart you're paying for fancy packaging and retail overhead.
Now batteries is one item I will *not* buy from eBay. The probability of your $0.50 battery being a poor counterfeit part, with the risk of leakage is very high.
Dr David Kirkby
Managing Director
Kirkby Microwave Ltd
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